Reed Smith LLP Responsible Business Report 2014-15

Fundraising MBA ResponsibleToolkit1st PRIME Business Inside Buzz RankingEngaging our peopleAssisting communities Corporate social responsibility26.3 L6on0donAttracting talent % PRISM hrs Europe, the Middle East and AsiaAverage pro bono hours Participation in pro bono in London per lawyer 11,582.63hrsDisability Pro bono hours recorded ConsumptionTraining programmes in EMEA in 2014GoThinkBig IT green initiatives LibertyLetter Writing 319,651Clinic B2RUN kWhreporting 34.1%Participation in pro bono Reduction in electricity usage Environment% Brokerage Citylink Because green matters14.4 Recycle reams Week Reduced paper wastage

Our valuesBeing a responsible business is fundamental to us.Through our programme we play a part in the community,supporting others and bringing about beneficial changewherever we can. Our responsible business actions havetwo key focuses: engaging our people by using their skillsto help others, and building enduring relationships thatallow us to have a greater impact.Who we are and who we want to beOur core values – Integrity, Quality, Teamwork and Respect, Performance, Innovationand Improvement – run through each of our projects and drive us as a responsibleand ethical business.Our Responsible Business programme comprises four main themes:• Community volunteering and pro bono• W orkplace diversity and inclusion, learning and development, and initiatives that support and engage our people• Because green matters environmental initiatives• E thical working practices our Code of Conduct and engagement with clients and personnel Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Table of contentsPartnering for successPro bonoInclusionDiversityLearning and developmentSupporting and engaging our peopleBecause green mattersAcross our network– Partnering with clients– Reed Smith at a glance Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

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Partnering for success Partnering for successThis report highlights key features of our ResponsibleBusiness programme in Europe, the Middle East andAsia (EMEA), looking at what we did in 2014 and planto do in 2015.Last year was our most successful yet, as we expanded the programmeacross our network, strengthened our existing relationships andestablished new ones.In the UK, we took a leading role in creating a collaborative plan for probono with a focus on improving access to justice. Our average pro bonohours per lawyer put us top of the TrustLaw Global Pro Bono Index in theUnited Arab Emirates and third in Germany.Our inclusion programme, which focuses on achieving a diverseworkforce, continued to yield results. For example, we are delighted tohave received 60 applications from disabled candidates and offered fivetraining contracts, all of which were accepted.We continued to design and deliver a number of learning programmesfor our clients, which saw us win several awards for excellence andinnovation. Our commitment to green issues saw us reduce ourdatacentre power consumption by 41% in the UK.We look forward to continuing success in 2015.Michael Skrein, Responsible Business Partner EMEAJune 2015 Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

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Pro bono Pro bonoPro bono lies at the heart of our Responsible Businessprogramme across EMEA and has three main focuses:1. Improving access to justice2. Using the firm’s specialist skills to assist communities3. Utilising the firm’s multi-jurisdictional capabilities on high-impact, rights-based projectsWe have a pro bono associate andpartner in each office in EMEA, and ineach group within the London office,who volunteer their time to facilitate ourleading pro bono culture. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Pro bono (continued)Improving access to justice We continued work with The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre, one of our largestLast year we played a leading role in and longest-running pro bono legal clinics.developing a collaborative pro bono plan It offers free advice on tenancy problems,in the UK, with member firms committing employment disputes, company law casesa proportion of their pro bono work. and more.It promotes access to justice for low-income individuals. The plan includes a The clinic, which is run by studenttarget of 25 pro bono hours per fee- volunteers and overseen by ourearner in the UK each year. supervisors, has two specialist programmes: Law of the Arts, whichMore than assists people working in London’s creative industries, and Pink Law, which9,464 assists members of London’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.pro bono hours recorded in Londonin 2014. This has a monetary valueof £3,022,229.26.3 Our Liberty Letter Writing Clinic, which is held eight times a year at our London officeAverage pro bono hours in London in partnership with students at Queen Maryper lawyer in 2014. University of London and human rights organisation Liberty, continued to prove 100% a success. The clinic is designed to assist the general public with queries relating to100% of our London civil liberties or human rights.trainees undertook pro bono workin 2014 (for the fourth year running). Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

1st We were ranked first for pro bono, as decided by traineesUsing the firm’s specialist in London, in TARGETjobsskills and multi-jurisdictional Inside Buzz Ranking.capabilities We advise and represent organisationsOur Responsible Business programme and individuals including socialsits at the core of our business practices entrepreneurs and enterprises, charitiesand strategy, and reflects our ethical and non-governmental organisations.responsibility to our key stakeholders: Since its launch in 2012, the SIFGthe communities in which we work, our team has grown to more than 100staff, our clients and the environment. lawyers across nine jurisdictions andAs a global firm, we are well positioned to was shortlisted for the Financial Timestackle global issues and thus frequently Innovative Lawyers Awards for Europeinvolve lawyers from across our network 2014 in the Most Innovative Law Firmon pro bono projects. in the Social Responsibility category. In March 2015, it won the firm’s SeanSocial Impact Finance Group (SIFG) is Halpin Award which celebrates the spiritone example of how we assist those in of service to the less fortunate exemplifiedneed around the world. SIFG is a group by our late Philadelphia partner,of lawyers from different sectors of our Sean Halpin.practice, who give pro bono advice forclients on innovative financial products, “This is a great initiative bysuch as social impact bonds. Reed Smith. It is encouraging to see a major global law firm support financial inclusion and social impact. The enthusiasm, drive and commitment of the team is very impressive.” Marcus Fedder, Director at the International Finance Facility for ImmunisationReed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Pro bono (continued) M94ore,1t4han.654hrs Pro bono secondment for London trainees: pArovebroagneo RhoeeudrsSremciothrdperod bono inhoLuornsdpoenr ilnaw2y0e1r4i.n the UAE was Every three months we have sent a trainee T4h1is.5e.qTuhaeteUsAtEo average was 17.0 on a pro bono secondment to the advice m(tonpeotaf rtyhevaTlruuestoLfaw Global Pro and information team at the National £B3o,0n2o2I,n2d2e9x.1in4.the UAE) Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty). Average Reed Smith pro bono We are affiliated with a number of hours per lawyer in Germany remarkable pro bono initiatives such as was 18.4. The German average A4ID (of which the firm is a founding was 11.6 (third on the 2014 member); the Global Network for Public TrustLaw Global Pro Bono Index Interest Law (PILnet – of which we are a in Germany) sustaining partner and council member); the Pro Bono Institute (we are a charterLo60n%don signatory to the institute’s Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge – to devote 3% of billable Participation in pro bono in time to pro bono work); and the UK London in 2014. Pro Bono Protocol (to which we are also a signatory). Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Inclusion InclusionA strong collaboration between our ResponsibleBusiness and graduate recruitment teams began in2013. So, most volunteering activities in our Londonoffice now focus on achieving a diverse and inclusiveworkforce. The relationship has resulted in a holisticapproach to both the attraction and recruitment ofdiverse candidates. A key part of this includes theimplementation of a watch list within our graduaterecruitment applicant tracking system, designed tomonitor candidates we meet at our inclusion events. As a firm we also have a strong internal women’s initiative, known as WINRS. We are proud to be a member of the 30% Club – upon joining, we were one of the few businesses that had already reached the club’s target for 2015: to have 30% female board membershipReed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Inclusion (continued) External partnerships We have been working hard to develop external inclusion partnerships that assist in our goal of diversifying our trainee solicitor population. Our GoThinkBig partnership started in 2013 and has formed an increasingly important part of our diversity and inclusion programme by directing young people from our other inclusion partnerships to our Insight into Law events, which offer information and advice about City law. Eight more events will follow this year. Aspiring Solicitors is an organisation focused on increasing diversity in the legal profession. We partnered with them and Barclays in 2014 to host a large student event. We intend to continue our support for the organisation and hope to host two more student events at our office this year. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Our focus areasDisability We work closely with the disabilityWe understand that being a disability- specialist at the London School ofsmart organisation is essential to Economics (LSE) and, in 2014, hostedincreasing productivity and effectiveness, its Access to Employment event, whichand we aim to show that jobs for also involved students from Imperialdisabled candidates are both available College London. This annual event aimsand achievable at the top of the legal to encourage disabled students to interactprofession. with employers from a range of industries.Our commitment to this is best illustrated Our resultsthrough the many partnerships we haveestablished in recent years. In 2013, At the end of our 2014 recruitment cycle we hadwe partnered with the Lawyers with received an encouraging 65 applications fromDisabilities Division of the Law Society, disabled candidates for our summer vacationwhich helped us recruit two students with scheme and 60 applications for our trainingdisabilities on our vacation scheme. contracts. We then interviewed a total of 14 disabled candidates for our summer vacationIn the same year, we began our scheme and training contracts.partnership with EmployAbility, a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping Since 2013 we have offered seven places on ourstudents and graduates with disabilities summer vacation scheme to disabled candidates.find employment. We hosted a joint event In 2014 we made five training contract offersfor more than 40 disabled students and to disabled candidates, all of which have beengraduates in 2014. accepted.As part of our partnership with My Plus In the same year, we welcomed three candidatesConsulting, which helps organisations with disclosed disabilities on ad hoc workunderstand and address issues around experience positions with us as a result of ourdisability, we are now a member of partnership with EmployAbility.the Graduate Recruiter’s DisabilityCafé Club and sit on the Great withDisabilities Advisory Board.Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Inclusion (continued),,What a gyroeuatRoepepdoSrtmuintiht,y,... Race and ethnicity thank Our race and ethnicity programme aims to address the imbalance that exists in employment between BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and white graduates. We are proud to be a member of Business In The Community’s Race for Opportunity campaign and sponsors of the Law Society’s Black History Month, which is committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. The social mobility programme, PRIME, has many valued partnerships including both YASE (Young Asian Social Enterprise) and the BLD Foundation, whose Legal Launch Pad programme we sponsor. Both charities focus on the employment of young people from Britain’s ethnic minority communities. Each year we take part in TARGETjobs’ City Law for Ethnic Minorities, an event designed to give university students from ethnic minority backgrounds a taste of life in a City law firm. ,,Theatprlaaincienmg ewntasopampoarztinugn,itpyl,u, s Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Since 2014 we have partnered with ,,Tinhfeordmayatwioansapnadcskuedppwoirtth,,Sponsors for Educational Opportunity(SEO) London and its careers programme,a vacation and training contract accessscheme targeted at students andgraduates from BAME backgrounds.We are also proud members of NOTICED(Networking Opportunities to Integrate,Celebrate, and Educate on Diversity), aninter-firm initiative that promotes diversityand multiculturalism in the legal sector.We work with LSE’s WideningParticipation Programme. We ran anevent for talented Year 8 Afro-Caribbeanboys as part of the Promoting PotentialSpring School.,,ThreeaBllLy DbeFeonusnudaptpioorntihvea,s, Our resultsReed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15 Candidates from BAME backgrounds increased from 26% to 36% on the 2014 vacation scheme compared to 2013 and, through our partnership with SEO, we have offered four places on our 2015 vacation scheme. We have already recruited one trainee solicitor as a result of our partnership with the BLD Foundation.

Inclusion (continued)We passionately Social mobilitybelieve that successshould be determined As of 2015, we have moved to a strengths-by how hard you work based assessment for the recruitment ofand the skills and our trainee solicitors and vacation schemetalents you have – students, which focuses on what studentsnot by who your enjoy doing, rather than simply what theyparents are or where can do. Unlike competency style questions,you come from. this sort of assessment does not rely on the use of past experience, and we hope this will level the playing field for all candidates. This year, we have also partnered with London’s Queen Mary to launch the first degree with an apprenticeship in law offered at an elite UK university. The four-year course will see students take a year in practice at Reed Smith and offer an invaluable opportunity for students to gain hands-on, paid practical work experience at the firm. A student from our 2014 programme commented: “The work experience was amazing, and I would like to thank Reed Smith for giving me the opportunity to gain an insight into the different careers in law, which I am now seriously considering.” Reed Smith Responsible business 2014/15

We include details of our “All young Londoners,recruitment opportunities on regardless of background,diversityjobs.co.uk – ensuring will have the understanding,we reach the broadest possible skills and confidence totalent pool – and have a profile make the most of the careeron the greatwithdisability.com, opportunities in the City.”which provides students withadvice on our recruitmentprocess.We take part in the Law Society’s Our resultsannual Diversity Access Scheme,which works to improve social mobility by Through our involvement in PRIME, we havesupporting entrants who face exceptional offered work experience to 43 young people.social, educational, financial or personalobstacles to qualification, and work with Of candidates offered a summer vacation schemethe Brokerage Citylink, an independent in 2015, 18% reported that they were the first incharity whose vision is that “all young their family to go to university; 45.5% reported theyLondoners, regardless of background, attended a UK state school. This compared withwill have the understanding, skills and 18% who attended a UK independent/ fee-payingconfidence to make the most of the career school and 18% who attended school outsideopportunities in the City”. Together, we run the UK.insight into law sessions at our office forprimary school children as well as Lawin the City workshops for secondaryschool students.Reed Smith Responsible business 2014/15

Inclusion (continued) emTphleoyParbinilcitey,sacTarduesmty... Canning Town An inclusive community In addition to the programmes which focus on recruitment from the widest talent pool, we put great emphasis on serving our local community, partly through our partnerships with charities such as The Prince’s Trust, of which we are silver patron, and Street League, with which we run a Reed Smith employability academy. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Providence Row Bakery ,,An amazing scheme - thank you,,In 2014, we began a partnershipwith our client Andaz, Liverpool StreetLondon to support Providence Row’sBakery project, a social enterprisethat provides additional training andemployment opportunities for homelessand vulnerable people. It has beendeveloped from their successfulCatering Trainee Scheme.The Bakery is a real business, producingand selling cakes and other baked goodsto numerous cafes in the surroundingarea. It fills a much-needed gap in theprovision of training and work experiencefor rough sleepers, ex-offenders andthose with mental health and substancemisuse issues. ,,Thtehsettarfafinwinegrwe aesxcberlillelniatnta,n,dReed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15 ,G, reat r.e..s.uwltosw-!!I!!d,,id this

Inclusion (continued) Creative/Release Create/U-Turn The Creative/Release, The U-Turn project is aimed at improving run in partnership with the lives of vulnerable and socially excluded women in east London, enabling creative-arts charity them to build the confidence and self- esteem needed for integration into the Create and the City wider community. and Newham Carers Run in partnership with the charity Create, the U-Turn project gives those trapped Centre since 2013, in cycles of prostitution, drug addiction, physical abuse and homelessness the focuses its attention on opportunity to explore their creativity and find self-expression through workshops. ,b,Aoogrsetatfodraymoyuste-lf-pcluosnfaidreenacle,, adult carers, an often In addition to volunteering their time, overlooked and highly our lawyers also provide pro bono legal vulnerable part support to Create, U-Turn and the of society. participants.There are six million unpaid carers in “I became a Reed Smith volunteer inthe UK – many of whom face isolation, early 2010 when I heard about U-Turn.with little or no support. The project’s After attending a few of the sessions,interactive creative sessions give carers I realised just how much the time I spentthe opportunity to focus on themselves with the women at the centre meant tofor a few hours, make new support them and after getting to know the womennetworks, learn creative skills, improve who attended the refuge on a regular basis,their communication and teamwork skills the trust started to build. This, coupled withand gain self-confidence. observing the development of the women, encouraged me to get more involved.CUoKlleDcitveinrgsiotyurLeagwaal rAd watartdhse Not only do I find volunteering at these projects fulfilling, but I also greatly enjoy having a laugh and fun with the participants and finding my own inner-creativity.” Carole Mehigan, Legal Secretary and Create Champion Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Diversity DiversityDiversity, ensuring we have access to the bestpossible talent, is not just good for our people it’sgood for our business and our service to clients.We value cultural differences and ensure ourdiversity programme goes beyond mere rhetoric;we work hard to ensure a fair and inclusiveenvironment for all. In addition to our diversityprogramme, we have internal systems, projectsand groups in place to help us achieve our goalof having as diverse a workforce as possible. In 2012 and 2013, we ran compulsory diversity training sessions for the London office in partnership with Sasha Scott, founder of Inclusive Diversity. We have since run unconscious bias training and disability awareness training for those involved in the graduate recruitment process. Each new joiner receives diversity and inclusion training as part of their induction. In 2014, we were involved in the Lord Mayor of London’s Power of Diversity Programme.Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Diversity (continued)Gender representation PRISM(globally)54.5% of personnel We pride ourselves on being an openare female and inclusive workplace for LGBT individuals, and provide a friendly,22% of equity partners supportive and respectful environmentare female for all our employees.21.5% of fixed share Our LGBT network in the UK, known as We are a Stonewall Diversity Championpartners are female PRISM, acts as a forum to socialise and and work closely with the charity to network within Reed Smith and the wider promote awareness of LGBT issues41.4% of lawyers are LGBT community. across the legal industry. PRISM includesfemale people right around the firm, from partners The network meets regularly and takes to trainees and non-fee earners, whether70% of support staff part in events organised by other LGBT they identify as LGBT or are “allies”are female groups such as the Gay Women’s championing LGBT issues. Network, LGBT Bar Association and theEthnic minorities InterLaw Diversity Forum, whose Winter(globally)* Carnival we recently sponsored. The23% of personnel event raised more than £60,000 for the9.3% of partners Albert Kennedy Trust.17.4% of lawyers30% of support staffminority* Self-reported Raised over £60,000 for the Albert Kennedy Trust. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Learning and development Learning and developmentIn 2014, the Learning and Development(L&D) team further embedded support forour Europe and Middle East (EME) officesthrough multiple initiatives focused acrossall staff while also delivering valuablelearning services for our clients. We refreshed our London office induction through focused sessions on day one and a follow-up session within the first month of joining. This approach is designed to provide a detailed and informative introduction to Reed Smith and act as a forum to build vital networks across the office.Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Learning and development (continued)For our lawyers, we expanded the learning Last year we won a number of learningsupport in different ways, especially awards for excellence and innovationfocusing on bringing together different including:teams across practice/industry groupsand offices. We piloted an online “MBA • B est Programme (Clienttoolkit” with mixed groups from London, Development) with the LegalMunich and Athens, which covers the key Education & Training Groupconcepts and frameworks taught as partof a Masters in Business Administration. • B est Induction Programme withThis “MBA light” proved incredibly popular the Association of Graduateand will be rolled out further in 2015. RecruitersA number of our expanded staff training • Best Programme forprogrammes such as the Management Leadership Development withDevelopment Programme attained the Managing Partners’ ForumInstitute of Leadership Management (ILM) at the Awards for Managementaccreditation this year, granting participants Excellenceexternal recognition of their commitment.We also designed and delivered a number Going forward, we aim to ensure furtherof learning programmes for our clients consistency of access to learningthroughout EMEA, continuing to offer and development across the region.value-added client learning support We will be expanding the curriculum,through our graduate placements as to challenge learners and drivepart of our uniquely designed ‘MA/LPC’ engagement through the developmentand the learning partnership with the opportunities this will offer.University of Cambridge. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Supporting and engaging Supporting and engaging our peopleour peopleOur enhanced health and wellbeing offering aimsto appeal to different groups of staff, throughlinks to emotional, physical, nutritional, personal,environmental and financial wellbeing. Last yearended with our second firm-wide stress awarenesspromotion, increasing on 2013 to a week-long setof activities and seminars. A health, wellbeing andbenefits fair was also held to educate staff on theofferings. This year will see further engagementefforts on health and wellbeing, as we build on thelaunch of this programme. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Supporting and engaging our people (continued) Engagement Last year, our London office continued to focus on engagement by reviewing and refreshing our team and office action plans, analysing the data obtained from The Sunday Times Best Companies survey and gathering feedback through our office- wide engagement committee. This helped map our employee wellbeing programme and refreshed our Above and Beyond Spot Awards (as part of our global staff bonus programmes) to enable us to reward performance in more varied ways. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Because green matters Because green mattersAs part of our environmental policy, we areimproving day-to-day working practices suchas energy management, waste reduction andrecycling, paper usage and travel. We are alsokeen to promote environmental best practiceamong clients and the wider community. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Because green matters (continued) 72.3% Green Champions Waste recycled in 2014. Our Green Champions committee meets on a bi-monthly basis to discuss waysLondon waste report 2014 to reduce our environmental impact and encourage recycling. During 2014, we 28% General waste had a number of guest speakers from9% Cardboard Global Action Plan, Business in the Community and Go 4 Greener to help us come up with innovative ideas and initiate change among personnel. New waste management system Broadgate Estates introduced a new waste management system in November 2014 allowing us to report on recycling more accurately, driving engagement through more detailed data. Along with this new system, we have provided training for our key suppliers in order for them to understand our values and share our environmental practices. We expect a substantial increase in our recycling figures in the London office in 2015.8 2 3 4% Food waste 46% Paper % Misc recycling % Cans, plastics and packaging % Glass Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

,,The campaign Office acidloothfeOs xcfoalmlectionwas a huge success in ,,Recycle Week 2014 10 tonnesIn 2014, we ran our annual Recycle Week General waste reduced in 2014 asin London to encourage personnel to get compared with 4.3 tonnes in 2013,involved in green matters. We also held a despite an increase in personnel.SHWOP at Work campaign where items ofclothing were donated to Oxfam to supportprojects, which included helping farmers inRwanda irrigate crops.IT green initiativesAs a result of relocating our datacentre tothe UK and virtualising our servers in 2013,we have reduced our power consumptionby a huge 41%. The Asian datacentreupgrade is scheduled for 2015.Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Because green matters (continued)Energy usage 209,74 cu mtrIn 2014, we installed a chiller on the roof of the Gas consumption (London)London office. We have subsequently seen a *11.2% reduction on 2013.substantial reduction in out of hours energyconsumption and a 319,651 kWh reduction in 2,347,643 kWhelectricity usage despite the increase in headcount. Electricity consumption (London)Business travel *12% reduction on 2013.The firm monitors the number of trips, miles, tonnes Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15of CO2 and green house gas relating to business traveland can report an 18 tonnes CO2 reduction resultingfrom air and rail travel. We continue to push videoconferencing (VC) as an alternative to business travelin our international firm and hope to expand ourbusiness travel reduction programme to other officesin EMEA. In 2014, we held 2,137 VCs across thefirm (not including point-to-points calls) and reducedthe CO2 emissions to 1,994.4 from 2,012.4 tonnesin 2013.We also promote sustainable travel optionsto employees in the form of a cycle to work schemeand interest-free season ticket loans for publictransport.

Across our network Across our networkOur offices across Europe, the Middle Eastand Asia have all been implementing realsocial change and working hard to have apositive effect on their local community.We are a global firm that works hard to makea difference throughout our ResponsibleBusiness initiatives – from personnel in Asiahelping to fight modern day slavery to ourGerman team working with organisations thatassist terminally ill patients.Asia– Hong Kong– Beijing and Shanghai– SingaporeEurope– France– Germany– GreeceMiddle East– UAE Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Across our network (continued)48.9% Asia HoAnngnuKaolngchCaarnitcyerbraewakafreansetssParticipation in pro bono Hong Kong awareness on food waste and helpingin EMEA in 2014. In 2015, we intend to improve on a those in need of food. This year, we successful year for our pro bono work in raised money at a Share a Meal19.8 Hong Kong, where we: lunch and a Bake to Feed event to help the elderly.Average pro bono hours per • Worked with Liberty Asia, anlawyer in EMEA in 2014. organisation dedicated to fighting • Held our annual charity breakfast in modern day slavery. Here, we aid of Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s11,582.6 prepared a legal gap analysis that breast cancer awareness campaign, considered the extent to which with volunteers preparing food forPro bono hours recorded Hong Kong’s laws and regulations, the office.in EMEA in 2014. This equates to and their enforcement, measurea monetary value of £3,785,214.1. up to international legal and treaty • Participated in a charity run organised standards in the combat of human by our client Vanke Property (Hong trafficking. Kong) Company Limited, to raise funds for WWF-Hong Kong. • A dvised on the provisions and enforceability of a major sponsorship • B egan to exclusively source our agreement for a Hong Kong-based floral arrangements from the Hong environmental charity dedicated to Kong Federation of Handicapped advocating change in the way society Youth’s social enterprise Flower views and uses plastic, through Workshop, which aims to enhance education and action campaigns. employment opportunities for people with disabilities. • Worked with an organisation dedicated to providing health and welfare support, education and recreation programmes to enhance the lives of children living in poverty in Hong Kong and elsewhere in China. • Worked on a number of volunteer projects with Food Angel, a programme run by the Bo Charity Foundation, aimed at raising Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Beijing and Shanghai • P articipated in the March for SingaporeIn mainland China, we intend to Elephants charity event held on the We intend to further our commitment tomaintain the many relationships we have Great Wall, the proceeds of which pro bono work in Singapore. In the lastestablished with charitable organisations were contributed to Wildaid to help year, we:and continue to limit our carbon footprint. save elephants.Last year, we: • E stablished a new Cub Scout pack • E ncouraged personnel to reduce in Singapore (affiliated to the Boy• Translated the draft judicial printer use as well as reuse waste Scouts of America’s Direct Service interpretations of the People’s faxes of advertisements. In Beijing, programme in Dallas) with the Supreme Court on issues of all lights are powered off between application of law in trial of 8:00 pm and 8:00 am. Stamford American International environment public interest civil cases School. for the American Bar Association. 14.4 • T aught a law course for High School• Worked with Smile Train, a charity Our paper consumption and Middle School aged boys via the that provides corrective surgery for reduced by four reams per Boy Scouts of America. children with cleft lips and palates, to head on paper purchased help them with various employment and 5.4 reams on paper • P articipated in Standard Chartered and registration contracts review. shredded. Our Singapore Bank’s annual charity event in support office reduced their of Seeing is Believing, which helps paper wastage by to eliminate avoidable blindness. a staggering 14.4 reams.Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Across our network (continued)EuropeFrance • R ecycled plastic bottle caps in the ,,TeamORlyemedpSiamPitahrkaitn tMhue nBic2Rh,U, N,In France, we will continue to office, which were given to Lesdedicate time to pro bono work and Bouchons d’Amour, a humanitarian • A dvised the European Professionalgreen matters. In 2014, we: association that recycles the plastic Association for Transgender Health and provides wheelchairs with the (EPATH), a pan-European organisation• W orked with Initiadroit, an money it makes. All HP cartridges devoted to educating people about association of volunteer lawyers are recycled with Office Depot and transgender health issues, on their whose aim is to get young people all confidential paper is recycled with options for registering as a non-profit interested in law. Shred It. We also used Conibi to organisation in the UK and Germany. recycle Cannon equipment including• V olunteered and provided pro bono batteries. • H osted an interactive workshop with legal advice to Enfance et Partage TrustLaw for internal and external (Childhood and Sharing). We have Germany guests from a variety of NGOs, non- worked with the organisation since In Germany, we intend to maintain our profit organisations, social enterprises 2008, helping them protect children’s charitable partnerships and continue and law firms exploring some of the rights and prevent child abuse. last year’s impressive pro bono work, legal issues encountered by NGOs in where we: Germany.• Worked with J/P Haitian Relief Organisation with advice and • U ndertook a research project for • Participated in B2RUN, a 6.5km run translations. JUSTICE, a human rights and law held in the famous Olympia Park in reform organisation based in the UK, Munich for the fourth consecutive• P articipated in the 2014 La examining diversity within the German year. B2RUN has a partnership with Parisienne, a run to raise money in judicial office and German law firms. the German Charity RTL – Wir helfen the fight against breast cancer. Kindern. • Assisted Christophorus Hospiz• Volunteered with Samu Social and accompanying and caring for Secours Populaire. terminally ill people in the last stage of their life, with their work-related• Worked with Les Joyeux Recycleurs legal needs. (The Happy Recyclers), which collects recyclable plastic bottles, coffee caps • A dvised charities on trademark and non-confidential paper every two matters and licence agreements. weeks from our office. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Middle EastGreece UAE • Provided pro bono servicesIn 2015, we plan to continue growing our In our Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices concerning the production of apro bono and volunteering programme we intend to continue our tradition of polio immunisation documentaryand partner with more local organisations. Responsible Business, by using our legal relating to a joint venture betweenLast year, we: skills to give back to the community. In 2014, we: HH The Crown Prince’s Court• R esearched the Greek legal and the Bill & Melinda Gates framework surrounding involuntary • R esearched ways of increasing the Foundation. psychiatric treatment for the number of female judges through the • Supported the Al Bayt Mitwahid Independent Psychiatric Diversity of the Judiciary Research Association, which was launched Association of Russia (All Russian Project. by the employees of HH The Public Organisation). Crown Prince’s Court to undertake • P rovided students with mentoring and charitable projects in each of the• Assisted the Rights Defenders’ skills training for the third year in a seven emirates, through pro bono Model Law Project for the row with our UAE University Emirati work. International Service for Human Intern Programme. Rights. • E xpanded our relationship with• Provided translation support to the School of Law at United Arab Fair Trials International. Emirates University in Al Ain by providing training workshops, summer• Established a new procedure for internships, lectures and helping shredding and recycling following our faculty seminars and workshops. office move from Piraeus to Athens in 2014. The office currently recycles • Attended the Abu Dhabi Careers Fair 90% of its waste paper and yet we are of the New York State University expecting an improvement in 2015. Abu Dhabi campus to offer careers advice and information about global opportunities available at Reed Smith and worked closely with the Careers Department of NYUAD to devise a programme of skills sessions for the Emirati students.Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Partnering with clientsFundamental to our Responsible Businesseffort is a commitment to support ourcommunity. Key to this is collaboration withother law firms and our clients.Last year we successfully partnered with Many of our clients haveclients on pro bono, volunteering and highly sophisticated pro bonodiversity programmes, including PRIME, programmes, and we look to addLGBT and disability events. Partnering value to these programmes wherewith clients in Responsible Business is possible. But if clients are startinga key feature of our programme in 2015. out their pro bono journey, our team can support them andOne of our longest partnerships has supply pro bono matters tobeen with BNY Mellon. Since 2010 partner on.we have collaborated with its in-houseteam on pro bono matters, includinga pro bono legal clinic, diversity eventsand sharing best practice betweenour diversity committees.Our Responsible Business team isalways happy to meet with clients toexplore opportunities for partnershipand to see how we can help themsupport their community. Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15

Reed Smith Responsible Business Contactsat a glance… If you would like more information on our Responsible Business programmeOur business and initiatives, please contact: the Responsible Business Team:We are a leading global law firm, with morethan 1,800 lawyers in 26 offices throughout Michael Skrein, Responsible BusinessEurope, the Middle East, Asia and the Partner EMEA ([email protected])United States. Ella Blakesley, Responsible Business13We work for We represent leading global businesses ([email protected]) from FTSE 100 corporations toof the world’s 15 largest mid-market and emerging enterprises. Becca Naylor, Pro Bonocommercial and savings Our lawyers provide litigation and ([email protected])banks; eight of the world’s other dispute-resolution services in Further Responsible Business15 largest oil and gas multi-jurisdictional and high-stakes Committee members:companies; and the world’s matters, deliver regulatory counsel, Moya Burns (Risk Management)three largest pharmaceutical and execute the full range of strategic Andrew Darby (PR & Communications)distribution and wholesale domestic and cross-border business Lynne Freeman (WINRS)companies. transactions. We are a pre-eminent Mark Matthews (Human Resources) adviser to industries including financial Phil Page (Operations)3rdRanked for services, life sciences, health care, energy Nigel Spencer (Learning & Development) and natural resources, advertising, Sakil Suleman (Diversity)client satisfaction among technology and media, shipping, real Deven Vyas (Client Development) estate, manufacturing and education.US international firmsin Legal Week’s clientsatisfaction report andseventh overall.Reed Smith Responsible Business 2014/15